Estimating parameters for probabilistic linkage of privacy-preserved datasets

Abstract Background Probabilistic record linkage is a process used to bring together person-based records from within the same dataset (de-duplication) or from disparate datasets using pairwise comparisons and matching probabilities. The linkage strategy and associated match probabilities are often...

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Main Authors: Adrian P. Brown, Sean M. Randall, Anna M. Ferrante, James B. Semmens, James H. Boyd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-017-0370-0